Jeramy Kitchen

Towards Liberty.

Legislative analysis, campaign finance, and the people shaping state policy; from someone who's been in the room.

"I shall never surrender or retreat… Victory or Death."
— William Barret Travis, The Alamo, 1836
President, Texas Policy Research Chief of Staff × 2 Army Veteran
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May 21, 2026 · Commentary · 11 min

When Government Tries to Save Us From Ourselves

When government claims the power to protect adults from their own choices, personal responsibility gives way to state supervision. Seatbelt laws may seem like a small example, but they reveal a much larger problem: the gradual acceptance of paternalistic government in everyday life.

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Be the Torch, Light Brushfires

After days of reflection following Thomas Massie’s primary defeat, the deeper lesson is becoming clear: elections alone will not save liberty. Real change begins in homes, communities, businesses, churches, and everyday acts of courage. Preserving freedom requires people willing to lead, educate, build, speak truth, and carry the torch for future generations even when the political system feels broken.

May 21, 2026 · Commentary · 4 min
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When Principle Became Disqualifying

An examination of the political cost of standing on principle in modern American politics, and why ideological consistency increasingly clashes with party loyalty, populism, and political expediency.

May 20, 2026 · 5 min
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Principles Over Party, Always

Political parties rise and fall, but principles endure. A look at why ideological consistency, individual liberty, and moral conviction should outweigh blind party loyalty.

May 19, 2026 · 4 min
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Texas Has Been Here Before: Government “Efficiency” Efforts, Then and Now

Texas lawmakers are once again pursuing government efficiency reforms, but history shows the state has repeatedly confronted bureaucratic growth before. A look at past reform efforts and what today’s proposals may actually accomplish.

May 18, 2026 · 6 min
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Husband, father,
concerned taxpayer.

A Texas Tech graduate and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst, I've spent the last decade running liberty-focused campaigns, staffing Texas lawmakers, and working in public policy. I currently serve as President of Texas Policy Research, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing transparency to the legislative process and advancing liberty-based solutions that improve governance across the Lone Star State.

  • 2024 — Now President, Texas Policy Research
  • 2020 — 2021 Director of Legislative Affairs, Texas Public Policy Foundation
  • 2015 — 2020 Chief of Staff, Texas House (×2)
  • 2006 — 2014 Intelligence Analyst, U.S. Army & Army National Guard
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Jeramy Kitchen
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